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How do I get an account creation code?

To join InsaneJournal, you need an account creation code. There are two ways to get one:

From an existing InsaneJournal user -- many people hear about InsaneJournal because their friends are using the site. If this is the case for you, go ask one of your friends for a code. They can get one here. This will get you a basic free account.

Purchasing one -- you can purchase a paid account and get access to all the features of InsaneJournal.

After your paid account expires, your account remains active and you can use it indefinitely. The only thing you lose is access to the extra paid user features. If you're new to InsaneJournal and don't want to pay $20 right away, try it out first with a 2 month account.

This is lame. Just let me join!

If you're totally new to the site and just want to sign-up without paying, we understand your frustration. However, many people who find us sign up because a friend referred them.

Please understand our position, too: InsaneJournal is a community-run website... we discuss all business and development discussions in public. Everybody pitches in. Artists make art, writers write documentation, etc.

As we've grown, we've encountered a number of problems which this account code scheme addresses:

Fewer people understand the site philosophy now and take everybody else's hard work for granted without contributing anything back themselves (code, documentation, art, money, etc.). This extra step in becoming a member of the site helps ensure that people understand the community they're joining.

Abusive users create accounts for the sole purpose of leaving one slanderous comment on somebody's journal, only to get banned by that user and never use the account again. This account code process prevents that sort of abuse.

Spammers create accounts for the sole purpose of promoting their business and increasing their search engine ranking. This is annoying and the traffic causes site outages. This makes it more difficult for spammers to take advantage of the site and makes them give back if they decide to use the site this way regardless.